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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6NGVQ)
Two projects with big potential for connecting Georgetown to the north and south are officially seeking contractor bids with hopes that construction can begin in 2024. The Georgetown to South Park Connection is a walking and biking trail from S Bailey Street in the Georgetown business district to the South Park Bridge. It is being [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6NG1Y)
Here's some good news you didn't know you needed: The King County Council has legalized riding Class 1 and 2 e-bikes as well as electric scooters on the county's trails. I'm guessing most of you out there had no idea this was not already legal, and e-bike riders have been happily and safely riding there [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6NE2X)
If you missed the local screenings, you can now watch Philip Thangsombat's mini-documentary The Best Sides of Cycling on the Best Side Cycling YouTube channel. The 20-minute film shows Hanoch Yeung biking from Seattle to Vancouver with his father and leading a group ride up a series of ridiculous hills. The result is a lovely [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6NC8C)
Ian has left his perch on top of a water tower in Maine to give the Seattle Bicycle Benefits program renewed energy. That means not only are new businesses getting added to the Bicycle Benefits lineup, but Bike Bingo is also back for the summer. If you want to get a big head start on [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6NBEB)
I was worried when I first read Lime's announcement that they were launching a new throttle-controlled e-bike in Seattle because their existing Gen3 pedal-assist e-bikes were by far the best bike share bikes I've ever ridden. Would the new Gen4 bikes be more like sit-down scooters than bikes (like the Veo Cosmo bikes")? Well, I [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6N9SP)
Bridge inspectors who checked out the Foothills Trail's Spiketon Ditch Bridge last November must have seen something very scary because Pierce County not only closed the old rail bridge immediately after the inspection, they declared it an emergency and will tear it down this month. The bridge is stressed under its own weight and any [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6N8V6)
No, they are not. Sorry for the spoiler. Don't get me wrong, the Coal Creek Parkway bike lanes in Bellevue, Newcastle and Renton are not sufficient for the road conditions. As you can see in the Best Side Cycling video, the road is too fast and busy for a skinny paint-only bike lane to provide [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6N708)
Traffic deaths in Washington State reached a high in 2023 that the state has not seen in 33 years. That number of deaths in 2023 increased 10% over 2022. King County leads the way with 167 people killed in traffic, more than double the number in 2014. These are all the big numbers on a [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6N65D)
It's yet another weekend of major closures in the Montlake/SR 520 area. The Bill Dawson Trail between Montlake Blvd and Montlake Playfield will be closed late Friday evening (May 31) through early Monday morning (June 3) along with Lake Washington Boulevard between 520 and the Arboretum. However, walking and biking access will be open along [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6N4B4)
They did it! The Seattle Department of Transportation changed the order of the traffic signals at 9th Ave N and Mercer Street to allow straight traffic, the bike lane and the crosswalk to go before the left turns. This was an idea I first suggested more than six years ago shortly after the new Mercer [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6N1WT)
People who want to help promote safer and easier walking and biking conditions in Shoreline, assemble! The newly-opened Shoreline Bike Shack is hosting a free workshop 6 p.m. May 28 where you can learn about what's happening now in the city and meet other neighbors who also want to work to make the city more [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6N120)
Peter Harnik, the author of a book documenting the history of the United States' rail trails will speak at Town Hall Seattle tonight (May 23) along with Katy Ricchiuto from Lid I-5 and Tyler Vasquez from Cascade Bicycle Club. The event starts 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall's Wyncote NW Forum space. Sliding scale tickets are [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MYHM)
Commute Seattle is hosting an end of Bike Month celebration 4-6 p.m. Wednesday (May 22) in Lake Union Park. A great excuse to hang out in a beautiful place, get some free food and swag, and talk with some cool folks. Details from Commute Seattle: WHEN: Wednesday, May 22, 4 - 6 p.m. WHERE: South [...]
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by Jessica Cherry on (#6MWTY)
Jessica Cherry reached out to invite me to get coffee a few months back. She was reading my book and had an idea for an essay that needed to get out but did not have any other home. I am so glad she decided to share it through Seattle Bike Blog. This February it was [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MW3P)
Friday is Bike Everywhere Day! There will be a lot more people in the bike lanes and celebration stations" located all over town worth stopping by. So wake up earlier than usual so you can hit up as many as you can. Or just take the day off and try to hit them all. Tell [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1P)
In the aftermath of the devastating news that Steve Hulsman was struck and killed while biking in West Seattle, 177 people donated more than $20,000 to help his wife Rita cover costs related to his death. But Rita had a different idea in mind for this money raised with love for her and her late [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1Q)
The goal: No more deaths or serious injuries at Dexter and Thomas. This seemingly unremarkable intersection has been the site of at least two tragedies in recent memory. Mike Wang was killed by someone making a left turn there while biking home from work in 2011, and Jaahnavi Kandula was killed by a speeding Seattle [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1R)
The 520 Bridge Trail will be closed between Montlake and Evergreen Point starting 11 p.m. tonight (May 10) until early morning Monday (May 13). Lake Washington Boulevard will also be closed between Montlake Boulevard and the Arboretum. The short section of 24th Ave E south of Lake Washington Boulevard, which is part of the Lake [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1S)
When I share the fact that a third of people in the United States can't, or can't afford to, drive, usually my audience is incredulous," writes Seattle resident Anna Letitia Zivarts in her book When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency" out today from Island Press. Zivarts will be speaking 7:30 [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1T)
We had a lovely Bike to School Day today. There were 68 bikes parked at Green Lake Elementary, and even more kids rode in on a parent's bike. There was so much joy and so many proud kids. Biking to school is just the best. Since my kid has been regularly biking to school on [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1V)
After a brief moment of excitement when Seattle Parks announced what appeared to be an expanded schedule for Bicycle Weekends this summer, the department corrected itself and confirmed that they are repeating the reduced schedule from 2023. The events previously known as Bicycle Sunday will still be a great time as they have been since [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1W)
It's been 30 years in the making, but people were finally allowed to bike on the upper West Seattle Bridge. For a few hours, anyway. The 2024 Emerald City Ride on Sunday routes people south on the SR-99 viaduct through SoDo and then up onto the West Seattle Bridge, a limited access freeway typical reserved [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1X)
The Montlake Bridge will be held in the open-to-boats position for the Seattle Yacht Club's annual boating season opening day celebration Saturday (May 4) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Depending on your destination, detouring to the University Bridge can be rough if you've never done it before. Boyer Avenue E is the only direct [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MBSN)
A few years ago, Ryan Townsend needed a cheap way to get his bike fixed. His search led him to the NE Seattle Tool Library, which had absorbed the volunteer-run Bike Shack. Not only did he find the tools and advice he needed, he also found a community. I started volunteering with essentially no experience [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MAYP)
After making very few changes, the City Council passed the Seattle Transportation Plan (STP") this week, supplanting the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan and sending it to the city archives. The STP is an ambitious document that attempts to combine all the city's modal plans and transportation priorities into a single mega plan, resolving as many [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M9NY)
It has been a long time since King County stopped maintaining a bike map. Seattle releases their updated map every year, but it ends at the city limits. But folks biking on the Eastside are mostly left to cobble together route info from wherever they can find it. That's why I have been very excited [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M8Y0)
The King County trail network is on the precipice of next-level greatness. Our regional trails are already backbones for recreation and bicycle transportation, but major sections and connections along the EasTrail are just now coming online with more coming in the next couple years. The East Lake Sammamish Trail also opened last year, closing a [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M65G)
I sure hope you didn't have any other plans on Sunday, because you can do bikes bikes bikes morning 'til night. Bike Works Executive Director Ed Ewing pitched to Seattle Bike Blog that people could attempt a Ride for Major Taylor/Bikecitement doubleheader. Are you up for the challenge? The day kicks off with Cascade Bicycle [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M4JG)
The $930 million Move Seattle Levy was the most ambitious city transportation levy in the U.S. in 2015, but it also overpromised on what it could feasibly deliver for those dollars. The result is that Seattle has completed a lot of great work while also failing to meet the goals promised to voters, especially for [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M3GV)
Your boss should go to the Employer Bike Summit Wednesday afternoon at the Central Branch Library in downtown Seattle. It's a free opportunity to learn and share info on how to make a workplace more bike-friendly and to network, which is an activity I hear bosses love doing. Or if your boss is one of [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M1M1)
Public comment closes today (April 12) on early concepts for the future of Aurora Avenue N, the most dangerous street in the city. The good news is that the city is considering some very ambitious ideas for the city-managed state highway, including protected bike lanes and center-running rapid bus lanes. The less good news is [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M0S2)
UPDATE 4/16: SDOT has shaved a day off the start of the trail closure, saying, We realized we could accomplish the work planned that day without closing the bridge until April 20." We have updated this post accordingly. The walking and biking trail on the Spokane Street Bridge will be closed April 20-28, and SDOT [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KYX7)
My child attended the truly amazing Pike Market Child Care and Preschool for three years before graduating in summer 2023. We biked there every day together. Navigating the market is second nature to her. She knows all the shortcuts and how to find every store (well, every store with candy, magic, or toys). Her allowance [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KVJX)
Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (STP") is now in the hands of the City Council, who can make some final changes before adopting it as official city policy. The STP will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan, so it's important to take a close look at its vision for the next 10-20 years [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KTG2)
Philip Thangsombat has been an editor on other people's documentaries for 14 years, but I have always found excuses to not make my own film," he said during a recent conversation with Seattle Bike Blog. That is until he met Hanoch Yeung. You may know Yeung better as the person behind Best Side Cycling on [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KSNT)
A 700-foot section of the Green River Trail is getting repaved and upgraded in Tukwila and will be closed April 8 until summer. The official detour is a bit confusing, routing people onto very busy roads that have no bike lanes and are significantly out of the way. However, there are also parking lots that [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KQAF)
The news out of the Bellevue City Council this week was extremely disappointing. The council decided to backtrack on their Vision Zero commitment and all but toss out most of the Bike Bellevue network that was developed over a period of years following significant public outreach and study. In the process, they also left their [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KMZ4)
Did you know that Cascade Bicycle Club not only hosts bike rides on streets but also advocates for investing in infrastructure to make streets safer for biking? What a scandal! Or at least the Editorial Board of the Seattle Times decided all of a sudden that this behavior is somehow scandalous. What's not to like [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KKZZ)
Cargo bikes and heavy-duty bike trailers are bulky and pricey, but so useful. While some people, like yours truly, are going to invest in cargo-hauling bike solutions, most people may not find themselves in situations where they need to haul stuff around by bike often enough to justify the cost and space required. And depending [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KJ8M)
Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (STP") is now in the hands of the City Council, who can make some final changes before adopting it as official city policy. The STP will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan, so it's important to take a close look at its vision for the next 10-20 years [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KHBA)
Got a bike (or...ahem...many bikes) that spend most of the time sitting still? Make some cash by renting them out. That's the basic idea behind Spokeo, a peer-to-peer bike rental company founded by Seattle's own Chris Rodde. Rodde is one of the people behind Off Camber Productions, which puts on the popular MFG Cyclocross series [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KFCV)
The trail that goes under SR 520 between Montlake Blvd and Montlake Playfield that you probably didn't know had a name will be closed this weekend starting 10 p.m. March 22 and reopening by 6 a.m. March 25, according to WSDOT. The Bill Dawson Trail*, a name that nobody except the most attentive readers of [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KEMJ)
You probably saw the headline shortly after it happened, but the full story of Keri Bergere and four friends (Auna Tietz, Annie Bilotta, Tisch Williams and Erica Wolf) fighting against a cougar that attacked them during a ride is truly unbelievable. The five women in their 50s and 60s, part of the Recycled Cycles racing [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KDRV)
Representative Kim Schrier, whose 8th Congressional District includes Mount Rainier National Park, has pressed park leaders to work with the Redmond Cycling Club to help the 39-year-old Ride Around Mt Rainier in One Day (RAMROD") continue. Since the announcement, we have been grateful for the tremendous support we have received from Representative Kim Schrier's office," [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KCRS)
The signs are already up along the Burke-Gilman Trail alerting riders to the Parks Department's plans to fix some bumps along the oldest stretch of the stories rail-trail north of Matthews Beach Park. Some of the pavement along this stretch is 46 years old. It may have helped launch the nation's rails-to-trails movement, but it [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KBX3)
Over the next 8 years, Seattle will improve safety on every high-injury street in the city. That's the kind statement I would love to see Seattle make when selling the transportation funding measure it will send to voters later this year. This is a high-turnout Presidential election year, and higher turnout should make it easier [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KB0Z)
The 4th Ave bike lane is getting concrete barriers to replace the paint and post style barrier it has had since opening in 2020-21. The upgrade should bring the 4th Ave bike lane up to the level of quality of the 2nd Ave lane. It will be constructed within the existing buffer area of the [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6K9YD)
Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (STP") is now in the hands of the City Council, who can make some final changes before adopting it as official city policy. The STP will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan, so it's important to take a close look at its vision for the next 10-20 years [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6K8V4)
Once amended and approved by the City Council, the Seattle Transportation Plan (STP") will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan (BMP"). So how does it compare to its predecessor? As we noted in our previous story, the 2014 bike plan was a very strong document, especially for its time. And its fingerprints are all over [...]
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6K72R)
For the first time since 2019, Cascade Bicycle Club will host its wildly popular Emerald City Ride, a rare chance to ride on our area's freeway infrastructure that is usually off limits to bicycling. The 2024 ride will take an all-new route across the West Seattle Bridge. The high one. As Cascade Executive Director Lee [...]